diff --git a/include/wx/generic/private/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/private/grid.h
index 172738df55..f2feaa77e8 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/private/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/private/grid.h
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ public:
                           "GridWindow"),
           m_type(type)
     {
+        SetBackgroundStyle(wxBG_STYLE_PAINT);
     }
 
 
@@ -437,7 +438,6 @@ private:
     void OnKeyDown( wxKeyEvent& );
     void OnKeyUp( wxKeyEvent& );
     void OnChar( wxKeyEvent& );
-    void OnEraseBackground( wxEraseEvent& );
     void OnFocus( wxFocusEvent& );
 
     wxDECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 836d8d2ad1..bfce15da41 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -1907,7 +1907,6 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( wxGridWindow, wxGridSubwindow )
     EVT_CHAR( wxGridWindow::OnChar )
     EVT_SET_FOCUS( wxGridWindow::OnFocus )
     EVT_KILL_FOCUS( wxGridWindow::OnFocus )
-    EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND( wxGridWindow::OnEraseBackground )
 wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 void wxGridWindow::OnPaint( wxPaintEvent &WXUNUSED(event) )
@@ -2281,10 +2280,6 @@ void wxGridWindow::OnChar( wxKeyEvent& event )
         event.Skip();
 }
 
-void wxGridWindow::OnEraseBackground( wxEraseEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
-{
-}
-
 void wxGridWindow::OnFocus(wxFocusEvent& event)
 {
     // and if we have any selection, it has to be repainted, because it